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The forest provides food to the hunter after he is utterly exhausted.
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Children are the reward of life.
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By labor comes wealth. 
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You cannot work for food when there is no food for work.
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Patience attracts happiness; it brings near that which is far.
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Greatness and beauty do not belong to the gods alone.
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When there is peace in the country, the chief does not carry a shield.
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Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.
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A fight between grasshoppers is a joy to the crow.
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Ugliness with a good character is better than beauty.
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